Chang'an [Rebirth]

Kuanyuan and the others had a good stay in the land of Liangjiang. Since Ruan Yuzhang returned to the capital to lead Xiangyin, who was under one person and over ten thousand people, he began to vigorously rectify the corrupt officialdom in Liangjiang. Yan Heqing, at least let the people live and work in peace and contentment, without the needs of robbing the rich to help the poor, robbing officials to help the farmers, and Kuanyuan and their lives are getting tighter and tighter.

In the end, all the leaders gathered together to discuss, and those who were willing to go home would go down the mountain alone with ten taels of silver, and those who were homeless would follow the leader to join the army.

They have fought against officials for half their lives, and of course they don't want to be treated as bandits and surrendered by the government. At that time, they heard that the sixteen prefectures in Mobei were recruiting soldiers. came over.

"The reputation of those of us who have been bandits has been ruined," Kuan Yuan said, "I just want to live a chic and meaningful life, and I don't really care about how the stories will be spread in the future...Little General, you and Chai Guogong For us, it is not only a benefactor who saved the elders in our hometown, but also pulled us back in time, so we didn't have to be bandits for a lifetime."

As Kuanyuan said, his legs suddenly bent, he half-kneeled on the ground and cupped his hands, "Please let us follow, little general."

"Please, little general, let us follow!" He knelt down in an instant.

It was too late for Chai Zheng to "Shhhhhhh" to stop them, their aura was earth-shattering, as if they were afraid that people outside would not hear them.

"It's okay to let them follow," Ruan Linshuang said, "but you have to make an appointment three chapters in advance."

Kuan Yuan just felt that Ruan Linshuang looked familiar, but unlike Chai Zheng, he just couldn't think of where he had seen this little girl before.

Ruan Linshuang did not leave any realistic portraits in the land of two rivers, but the title of "ten-year-old military adviser" has been widely spread along with the eldest princess. People who can't read and can't read will think that the eldest princess is only ten years old. He just beat his chest and stomped his feet, calling the old and dead late emperor a beast.

If it weren't for a beast, a lot of age, and many years of death, the daughter is only ten years old?

Although Kuan Yuan didn't know what was going on, but he wasn't blind, of course he could see that the little general had a deep friendship with this girl, the girl's words were very important, if she asked him to follow, the matter would probably be successful.

"No matter what condition the girl puts forward, we will abide by it!" Kuan Yuan let out the words first regardless of the three seven twenty one.

Over the years of being a bandit, Kuanyuan's habit of sour talents has indeed been eliminated a lot, but the problem of quick talk has been added, and a large circle of people around him will watch his boss put dumplings into the trap.

"Chai Zheng, you can't control them now, and you can't break all the legs of these twenty or so people. If they really want to follow, there are many ways, but there are greater risks whether they are open or sneaky. "

Although Ruan Linshuang has the right to make decisions, she still explained with reason, hoping to get Chai Zheng's support, "To ensure their safety, it is better to reduce these risks from now on."

"..." Kuan Yuan is so big and has never been protected by anyone, let alone a girl who is two and a half years old. Just as he was about to refute, Ruan Linshuang's eyes suddenly swept over... Kuan Yuan's words came to his lips, and he swallowed them abruptly. After a few words, it turned into a moaning: "Please protect me."

His bandit brothers had question marks all over their faces.

Chai Zheng had some blind trust in Ruan Linshuang, but since Xiao Ruan spoke up, Chai Zheng changed from resolute opposition to mild opposition, and was ready to hear what Ruan Linshuang wanted to do.

The room suddenly fell silent, all eyes were on Ruan Linshuang, Ruan Linshuang said slowly, "Do you have a pen and paper?"

Although Kuanyuan is a scholar, he couldn't do such a thing as carrying a pen and paper with him. In the end, he tipped a tael of silver and asked the waiter in the shop to send it up.

Ruan Linshuang raised his wrist and wrote on it, "Number one, the distance should not be too close."

Kuan Yuan hurriedly followed behind and asked, "How far is near?"

"It's close if you let Chai Zheng see it," as soon as Ruan Linshuang opened his mouth, Kuan Yuan's snarky and savage behavior quickly subsided, and he even showed a bit of the elegance and dignity of an elder. The third child is also very polite, eager to help grind the ink, but his hands are too strong, and he cracks the inkstone when he comes up, and Chai Zheng saves the scene in a hurry.

Ruan Linshuang continued: "The second rule, no matter what happens ahead, Chai Zheng is not allowed to show up unless he calls for help."

"But..." Before Kuan Yuan finished speaking, he saw Ruan Linshuang highlighting the key point under this line, and quickly bit down the words himself.

No matter how thoughtless he was, he also knew that the little general did not resolutely oppose his idea at this moment because of Miss Ruan, so he could offend anyone, but Miss Ruan could not be offended.

"As for the third item," Ruan Linshuang put down his pen, "I haven't thought of it yet, I'll add it when I think about it."

After a pause, Ruan Linshuang said again, "Jianghu people make the most important promise. Please sign and draw on the paper. I will keep it properly. If anyone violates it, when I arrive in Chang'an City, I will definitely find seventeen or eight storytellers. This matter is known to the whole world.”

"..."

Kuan Yuan's rich face collapsed in an instant, just now he thought it was just a child's play, but in a blink of an eye he was unable to get off, so he could only bite the bullet and sign on it.

Ruan Linshuang folded this piece of paper filled with the humiliation history of heroes, and put it in his sleeve, "Then I will thank you all for this journey."

The elders in the room respectfully sent the little girls out, now they not only respected Chai Zheng as a hero, but also began to respect Ruan Linshuang as a man.

Most of Sun Qifu's energy is now on Dai Xuan, and Dai Xuan's complexion is also very bad, the two of them don't know what they said after closing the door, anyway, Sun Qifu doesn't even bother to find Chai Zheng He just stood quietly beside the carriage, his eyes seemed to be watching Zhang Fan loading all kinds of necessities into the carriage, but in fact he had no focus at all, Sun Qifu was in a trance, thinking about Dai Xuan.

Last night, he dragged Dai Xuan into the room without saying anything, because Dai Xuan was always looking down at his hands. This posture was very familiar to Sun Qifu, because he was not like other martial artists, and he had weapons. Qi Mansion's killing depends entirely on these hands, so before and after killing, he will pay too much attention to his own pair of "sharp weapons" for killing.

At this time, it is not a good thing for Dai Xuan to look at his hands. He doesn't necessarily want to kill people, but he may also want to pull out hidden weapons. He is the strongest outside of his parents, and being able to live to this age shows that Dai Xuan does have a little talent.

Sun Qifu didn't want to learn the Dai family's tricks at all.

"Are you afraid?" Dai Xuan seldom spoke, he was only in his early forties, but his voice was unusually old, it sounded like he was 80 or [-] years old, even Yuan Si couldn't make such a bellows-like voice.

After Sun Qifu closed the door, there were only two of them who were equally unlovable lunatics left in the whole room. Dai Xuan had no friends, and neither did Sun Qifu. Rats who are overly hungry want each other to be food in their stomachs.

Dai Xuan said again, "You are a master, and I'm just an ordinary person with no power to restrain a chicken. It doesn't take much effort for you to kill me, but don't dare, Mr. Sun."

As he said that, he stretched out his sleeves with both hands and spread them under Sun Qifu's eyes, "Even if I promised not to use any hidden weapons, you would not dare, because you know that His Majesty the Emperor has given me a more important task , It’s so important that you don’t know anything about it. You are just a dog raised by His Majesty, you can come and go when you call it, how dare you kill me.”

Sun Qifu's fingers were placed on Dai Xuan's neck in a straight line, the tip was so sharp that it could easily cut anyone's throat.

"Do it." Dai Xuan didn't care at all, he suddenly moved his neck forward, if it wasn't for Sun Qi's mansion hiding quickly, this move would have killed Dai Xuan.

Sun Qifu looked at the layer of blood on his fingertips and shouted in a low voice, "You are crazy!"

"Are you not sure if I'm crazy or not?" Dai Xuan sneered, "You can't take care of my affairs and you shouldn't take care of them. I'll tell you what you need to know. Mr. Sun, your rank is not above mine. There is no need to listen to you, and this kind of questioning behind closed doors should not happen again."

Dai Xuan is 19 years old, and he is already a treacherous villain who destroys people without leaving a living. Compared with Sun Qifu, who is 19 years old, he is just a "good boy" who breaks people's legs. If there is a strict hierarchy among villains, There was at least half Yin Sui between Sun Qifu and Dai Xuan, so Sun Qifu's questioning was not successful, and Ruan Linshuang, who was hanging outside and eavesdropping, was covered with dew but gained little.

Therefore, although the sky is bright at this moment, everyone has their own concerns, Sun Qifu looks more gloomy than before, his eyes narrowed suddenly, as if he suddenly remembered something, so that his spirit suddenly cheered up , and even Xian Xin smiled at Dai Xuan.

Dai Xuan didn't really want to talk to him, so he turned back and went into the inn.

"..." The atmosphere was a bit strange. Zhang Fan was thoughtful. Although he was focused on counting supplies, the cautiousness engraved in his bones almost made him realize that today was too quiet. He even said "good morning" and "have eaten." huh?” He didn’t even say such polite words.

Chai Zheng had already returned to her room. At this time, she was opening the window wide, with half of her body propped outside. Originally, their room should have been vacated half an hour ago, but they gave too much, and the shopkeeper was not in a hurry.

In this high place, everyone's small movements can be clearly seen. Chai Zheng has a smile on her face, but the smile is superficial. Her eyes are lazy and sly. She turned her head after a while and said to Ruan Linshuang behind her. "I'm afraid Dai Xuan didn't just come here to find the iron mine... at least not the one that is obvious outside, otherwise we won this battle at the right time, and the iron mine fell into the hands of our army. After he completed his mission, he shouldn't have Being so gloomy and mean, at least he shouldn't offend Sun Qifu."

In terms of the degree of ruthlessness, even Yin Sui can only bow down in front of Dai Xuan, let alone Sun Qifu, but Sun Qifu has his own means, otherwise he would not have climbed to the top in just a few years. The position of "confidant" became a generation of cruel officials and favored ministers.

As long as the fire doesn't burn himself, Chai Zheng is quite willing to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.

"Bei Jue is focused on encroaching on Dajing, so he must always pay attention to Dajing's dynamics. From the last year of the first emperor to the present, it has not stopped every year." Ruan Linshuang stopped folding her clothes, and then pushed them all in front of Yaoyao, and she walked up Beside Chai Zheng, they looked down together, "Bei Jue knows a lot about my dynasty, and the Dai family has been in the limelight from the design of the cannon to the completion of the organ building in Chang'an City. It is impossible for Bei Jue to not pay attention. .”

"..." Yaoyao was carrying a pile of luggage, trying to tie the two villains on the spot.

She very much suspected that the serious faces of these two were not caused by concern for the country and the people, but purely to change the topic so as to avoid cleaning up.

Fortunately, the three little girls didn't have too many things, and they finally piled them all up on the carriage before Sun Qi's mansion yelled to set off.

Chai Zheng held a whip in his hand, and put his back against the frame of the car. The horse Changshou was really spiritual. Even if Chai Zheng didn't chase him away, he followed closely, so he spared time for Chai Zheng to digest the little Ruan earlier. Say those words well.

Beijue Xiao's military power is in control, and their intelligence network is not under Tuoba Heng's. If they know who Dai Chaochou is and deliberately recruit them, they must have intentions. Apart from fancying his ability, I am afraid there is a deeper level of use relation.

If this is the case, Dai Xuan's visit to Beijue this time may not only be for the iron mine, but also for the purpose of connecting with his uncle from the same family.

The rut ran over a stone hidden in the flat sand, and it was bumped from top to bottom. When Chai Zheng almost bit the tip of his tongue, his mind suddenly became clear——

Zhao Qian made a good move in this move. He wanted to bet on both sides. The envoys left in Beijing represented the power of Tuoba Heng, but at the same time, he also sent people to contact Xiao. If there is a better chance to defend the position of Beijue Khan, Zhao Qian is ready to turn against whom.

In this way, if Beijue fell into a long-term civil war, Dajing would be the beneficiary. Even if the Khan dispute was settled quickly, Dajing would still be on the winning side.

It's just that Chai Zheng can't figure it out. This kind of behavior is considered a normal operation. People in Dajing are known to be cunning everywhere. There is no need to remain loyal to any side of Beijue. But why did Zhao Qian abandon the sixteen prefectures of Mobei? It has become so empty that remote areas have become carrion that drags down the body.

Or to add a mound to this title that takes the country as a bet, the Sixteen States of Mobei is just a bet to express their position. No matter which side wins, the Sixteen States of Mobei will offer it with both hands in exchange for a hundred years of peace.

Chai Zheng is a young general. In her perception, if she is attacked, she will retaliate with an eye. Peace is deterrence and kindness between the strong and the weak. Before the final step, she will trade her land and people for a moment of peace. Can't do it.

But in the eyes of Zhao Qian and the civil and military officials of Chang'an City, Mobei is just a weak point, a "pawn" on the chessboard, whether you have it or not, fighting... requires manpower, material and financial resources, so it will be fattening. For the Chai family, the imperial court did not end up as well, so it is better to find another way to stop the loss in time.

To seek peace, to find a chance to recuperate for a hundred years, is good for the country and the people. Could it be that the common people still want to be recruited and parted for years?After fighting for so many years, the people have long been in dire straits. If Mobei falls into the hands of Beijue and becomes the territory of Beijue, maybe the two sides can tolerate each other and educate the barbarians, which will be an eternal merit at that time.

Live a good life in a good place, but the idealists who just go up and down are only looking for the short-term but not long-term, and are often hopelessly stupid.

At this time, Dajing still had the strength to fight with Beijue, so he wanted to give up. In the future, Dajing will decline, and Beijue will look at the face of the sixteen prefectures in Mobei, and stand still?Or do you think that Beijue is kind and benevolent, and will really treat the captives and slaves abandoned and helpless by the motherland in the sixteen prefectures of Mobei?

All the way to the south, I wanted to make up for the half-day delay, so I could only speed up my pace. Sun Qi's mansion didn't speak for almost a day, and the rest of the people covered their heads and covered their faces. Other than Yaoyao's unpredictable thoughts...

Wu Heng slept when he was full, and was in a daze when he was full.

Yaoyao also tried to recreate the scene of Chai Zheng's "before death", but there were a lot of restrictions on her body. Whether these eyes can be opened or not depends on luck, and even Yaoyao herself can't be sure.

She sometimes felt that she was just a container, but unlike Ping An who pretended to be the eyes of a dead person, she pretended to be a pair of eyes of a living person.

During the few hours in the carriage, Ruan Linshuang had already asked all the details of the prophecy, including whether the weather was cloudy or sunny, what clothes Chai Zheng wore, what kind of hair was tied, whether there was any trauma, whether there was bleeding...

Although Yaoyao couldn't watch it again, the scene was engraved in her mind and she remembered it clearly. She even had a memory of a goshawk flying across the sky. The goshawk croaked twice , Loud and sad.

There is still a day's journey away from the Wolf Valley. The road becomes more rugged as we go forward, and there are already shadows of mountains and rifts. It is not easy for a carriage to take such a road. Fortunately, it is only a little difficult in these two days, and it is not straight and steep. The horse walks steadily, and besides the longevity, even the one next to it is one in a million. Generally, there is no danger of overturning.

This is also the reason why Sun Qifu chose to go to Evil Wolf Valley. Only Evil Wolf Valley in the mountainous area of ​​Mobei is barely flat and can be used for horses and carts. The bridge is passable. If a large number of reinforcements want to enter Mobei, they have to choose between the Wolf Valley and a large circle.

There are many raptors in the Mobei area, especially in the mountains. Yaoyao has heard several hawks chirping near dusk. She usually has no emotion for this kind of sound, but since the prophecy appeared, Yaoyao has been worried, wishing to let everyone around who can scream All the hawks shut up.

Chai Zheng laughed at Wu Heng for being unreasonable, but Yaoyao carried it through to the end. She blocked her ears with cotton to make the eagle dumb. Ruan sat outside, "We don't want to be friends with fools."

Apart from their group on this road, Kuanyuan was still diligently following tens of meters away. Afterwards, Yuansi took Pei Niannian and hired a carriage. Pei Niannian was dressed as a man and brought a huge Yuan Si was playing the erhu in the car. He was an old craftsman, but he was so self-confident that he urges Pei Niannian to sing along from time to time.

The two of them have always been grandfather and granddaughter, both of whom are singers in the world, but one can't play the piano and the other can't sing, and they earn more money from begging on the street than from singing.

Pei Niannian knew the destination of the group in front, so he was not in a hurry. After singing twice, the third child came to look for him with money, "Little brother, please stop singing... this is our life money , please accept it."

Because Pei Niannian covered most of his face, was not tall, and dressed in men's clothing, he looked like a teenager whose voice hadn't changed yet, so no one noticed that his voice was slightly shrill like a girl's.

After getting acquainted with each other, Pei Niannian and her "grandpa" officially joined the bandits and moved to Chang'an City together.

Sun Qi's mansion didn't know why, but after he came out of the inn, he suddenly became very harsh. He pitched up a tent to rest for only four hours at night, and his real sleeping time was compressed to less than three hours. Mo, if it wasn't for this group of people who have experienced the hardships of being displaced, they have become accustomed to it, otherwise, after two days, their bodies would fall apart.

It was not difficult for Chai Zheng to talk to Ruan Linshuang, there was only a curtain between them, although there were eyes watching from the front and back, they couldn't hear any specific content, not to mention that Chai Zheng kept his voice very low.

"According to this speed, the time to reach Evil Wolf Valley will be faster than expected," Chai Zheng said, "Xiao Ruan, by this time tomorrow at the most, we will reach the center of Evil Wolf Valley, and all the peace will be broken by then , we have to prepare in advance.”

Ruan Linshuang was sitting behind the curtain, and she could see Chai Zheng when she stretched out her hand, but she was cutting bamboo strips with her eyes lowered at this time, and the knife she used was the hairpin knife that Chai Yuandao bought for her. Ruan Linshuang's "not good at it", she had many scratches on her fingers.

The wound was fine but fortunately not deep. Yaoyao wanted to tell Chai Zheng a few times, but was stopped by Ruan Linshuang. Her eyes were calm and calm, and the folds in the middle of the eyelids were not wide. The lingering tenderness has been smoothed away, leaving only the indifference like a blade. Even if Yaoyao has seen many cold-blooded and heartless people over the years, Ruan Linshuang at this moment is the best among them.

Ruan Linshuang didn't need to speak, Yaoyao had already feared her seven points, and sat on the sidelines to pass the bamboo strips to Ruan Linshuang, never daring to tell Chai Zheng again.

These bamboo strips were drawn from bamboo hats. Ruan Linshuang peeled off more than a dozen of them, each of which could easily cut through the skin. Clothes are impenetrable, and when using it, aim at the neck, eyes, and temples."

Yaoyao hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to take it. She is so old, not to mention killing people, and she doesn't even take part in fights. The bamboo sticks aimed at various vital points, Yaoyao inevitably trembled.

"Hold it," Ruan Linshuang said again, "Once I move my hands, all my attention will be on Chai Zheng, and she can't be distracted. Apart from hiding, you must have the ability to protect yourself. Yaoyao, Yueqing Already dead, although you are still young, the time has come when you can no longer escape."

"We people will be separated from you after all. You are not from Dajing, and you have broken ties with Musang, so you have to think about your position and find what you really want to do...even if you spend your whole life in Credit Chou County Your fortune teller is also in danger, Yaoyao, you have to learn to protect yourself."

At the age of 12, Yaoyao always felt that she was still young and hadn't grown up. She didn't need to protect herself when she was in Liangzhou City. Xianyi was very powerful. Even if he hid in the dark and refused to reveal his identity, he always took care of her The descendants of Wu Hengluo, not to mention Chai Zheng.

Yaoyao is a promise made by Chai Zheng. In order to save her, Chai Zheng can bow to anyone.